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Increase the resilience of livelihoods - Revised version

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The following series of flyers highlights the work being carried out by FAO's Strategic Programmes. This flyer is specifically on "Strategic Programme 5: Increase the Resilience of Livelihoods". After declining steadily for over a decade, global hunger is again on the rise, driven by conflict, climate-related shocks, natural disasters, and economic downturns. Disruptions to the agricultural livelihoods on which 2.5 billion people depend not only cause widespread human suffering, they contribute to instability and vulnerability and impede sustainable development. Boosting the resilience of agricultural livelihoods is key to achieving Zero Hunger – it also represents an effective pathway for advancing peace, ensuring security, and spreading prosperity.

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